2016 (12) TMI 1069

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....J. For the Petitioner : K. P. Pradeep For the Respondent : Sri Thomas Mathew Nellimoottil ORDER Petitioner has approached this Court challenging Ext.P5 by which the respondent authorities had made a demand for service tax and as well imposed penalty on the petitioner. 2. Petitioner is a Co-operative Bank who had been served with show cause notice dated 6/1/2014. Petitioner submitted....

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....considered is whether there is any violation of principles of natural justice or rather one more opportunity should be granted to the petitioner to contest the matter. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the respondents. 6. Learned counsel for the respondents places reliance on para 17 of the impugned order, which reads as under:- "1....

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....under the statute cannot be bypassed on the aforesaid ground. 8. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that though the counsel appeared on 8/12/2015, during the course of hearing, the officer had sought for documents which were available with the Bank. But thereafter, no notice was received regarding the posting date. However, counsel had offered to appear on 1....